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Recent Examples of mother wit
But their ingenuity, mother wit and good common sense made them masters in their profession without the aid of measuring spoons and cups, modern equipment or science.
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Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother wit
Noun
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Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.—
Beth Greenfield,
Fortune,
1 July 2024
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His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Using geographical proximity encourages more heated rivalries and satisfies basic common sense for travel.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet the state is backing away from a common sense strategy to fix that.—
Denise Amos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Luckey told me that his central insight with Oculus was to distinguish himself from competitors by focussing less on the headset’s mechanism and more on its software.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Here are some insights regarding one-day (1D) post-earnings returns: There have been 20 earnings data points recorded over the last five years, with 10 positive and 10 negative one-day (1D) returns observed.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Throughout early modern Europe (circa 1450 to 1800), perceptions of women were heavily influenced by biblical figures such as Eve.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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New research from the University of Notre Dame reveals that letting customers keep instead of returning products taps into powerful psychological principles that transform transactional relationships into personal ones – changing the brand’s perception.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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In addition to the $800,000, the Roc-A-Fella co-founder was also ordered to pay Webber $4 million in a default judgment this past March.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
28 July 2025
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Well, judgment, taste, deep experience and knowledge.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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